tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
close; intimate; on good terms
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
influence; clout; leverage
to get strong; to gain strength
influence; effect; impact
to go with the flow; to go with the times
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
killing two birds with one stone